Around the League 2020-21

[mightyquack]

Season is over and last seasons thread was getting pretty long. Last season's thread here: Around the league 2019-20

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[Kalv]

Apparently Sharks are after Dubnyk and Avalanche are after Rask. Bruins want one of Pietro or OEL

 

[Paul4587]

Apparently Sharks are after Dubnyk and Avalanche are after Rask. Bruins want one of Pietro or OEL

Wilson should be fired if he gets Dubnyk on top of Jones. Unless he’s shedding a horrific contract in the process (looking at Vlasic).

 

[DigiDuck]

Their core is fully healthy so should be interesting to see how their season shakes out.

In speaking to reporters on Friday, general manager Doug Wilson said the Sharks’ core players are healthy as the offseason begins, including Karlsson. In fact, Wilson said this might be the first time Karlsson has been fully healthy since joining the organization in September of 2018.

Karlsson fully healthy for first time with Sharks, GM Wilson says

 

[Paul4587]

A healthy Karlsson is scary for Pacific division teams. That said a goalie tandem of Jones and Dubnyk should offset any gains they get from a healthy EK.

 

[Mr Rogers]

They won't be the best team in the division, but they'll certainly be better than Anaheim.

 

[Kalv]

They won't be the best team in the division, but they'll certainly be better than Anaheim.

I don't see anything that would make them clearly better than us.

 

[ADHB]

Someone saying Karlsson is “fully healthy” doesn’t mean anything. In other sports, players routinely show up to camp in the “best shape of their life” so often that it’s a running joke for the people that cover them. We’ll see what happens when the games start.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

1st Vegas
2nd Vancouver
3rd Edmonton
4th Calgary
5th Arizona
6th San Jose
7th Anaheim
8th Los Angeles
The reason i have the Ducks ahead of the Kings is because we may finally see some production from Steel, Comtois, Terry and Mahura as well as getting more points out of Heinen/Milano than always injured Kase and always out of shape Ritchie. Sharks are not a good team but not Ducks level of bad.

 

[Kalv]

Sharks have Jones in net. Sure they have Karlsson, but Burns is 35 and Vlasic is not what he used to be. Their top 6 is ok I guess, but not sure what depth they will be able to roll out.

I think we don't have as got top6 as them but depth wise we might have an advantage.
Defense I see us as a better team
Goal I see us as a better team

That's on paper of course, but I'm pretty confident.
Also, Arizona will be worse next season.

 

[bsu]

We are definitely going to compete for last place with the current roster we have, we'll see what happens though.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Kings acquire Olli Maata from Chicago in what amounts to a straight cap dump for the Hawks, who acquire a fringe/non prospect in return to balance contracts.



Probably a decent move for LA to get a stop gap for their top 4. Circumstances being what they are, it's still crazy to see that Maata has fallen far enough to not have any value even with the retention.

 

[Paul4587]

Sharks have Jones in net. Sure they have Karlsson, but Burns is 35 and Vlasic is not what he used to be. Their top 6 is ok I guess, but not sure what depth they will be able to roll out.

I think we don't have as got top6 as them but depth wise we might have an advantage.
Defense I see us as a better team
Goal I see us as a better team

That's on paper of course, but I'm pretty confident.
Also, Arizona will be worse next season.

Yeah Arizona is tearing it down. Likely no OEL, maybe no Kuemper and no Hall. They’re going to be bad.

 

[Mr Rogers]

I don't see anything that would make them clearly better than us.

If San Jose's forwards play just a little better than last year and Karlsson returns healthy (which he apparently is for the first time since he was traded), they will be notably than Anaheim. Hertl and Couture missed quite a few games as well last year and SJ as a team only scored 2 fewer goals than Anaheim.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Kings acquire Olli Maata from Chicago in what amounts to a straight cap dump for the Hawks, who acquire a fringe/non prospect in return to balance contracts.



Probably a decent move for LA to get a stop gap for their top 4. Circumstances being what they are, it's still crazy to see that Maata has fallen far enough to not have any value even with the retention.

It's buyers' market. Chicago needed cap space and Määttä was easy to move 'cos he has some value and he isn't part of the team going forward. They need to sign Kubalik, Strome and goalie (possibly from FA market) so they needed cap space more than they needed Määttä. LA just got fine veteran defence for almost nothing. Good deal for both parties.

 

[Dryish]

It's buyers' market. Chicago needed cap space and Määttä was easy to move 'cos he has some value and he isn't part of the team going forward. They need to sign Kubalik, Strome and goalie (possibly from FA market) so they needed cap space more than they needed Määttä. LA just got fine veteran defence for almost nothing. Good deal for both parties.

We count 26yos as veterans in this day and age?

 

[pbgoalie]

I think LA is doing some great stuff

San Jose will still be just ok

 

[Vinegar Strokes]

We count 26yos as veterans in this day and age?

he’s played almost 500 NHL games with 67 of them coming in the playoffs, you don’t consider that a veteran?

 

[AngelDuck]

I think LA is doing some great stuff

San Jose will still be just ok

Most of the great stuff LA had done is with regards to players that are 1-3 years away from the NHL. They’re a basement team the next couple years just like us.

the sharks have the best roster out of the 3 Ca teams but have too much money tied up in aging veterans

 

[Dryish]

he’s played almost 500 NHL games with 67 of them coming in the playoffs, you don’t consider that a veteran?

Ouch, I should have checked games played. Didn't realise he was already at the 500GP mark. My bad.

 

[Kalv]

Flames going with their old looks:

I think they are fantastic jerseys and the right decision.

I just hope it puts some (even if minimal) pressure on our management to go with a bit cleaner look. Those side stripes on our jerseys are... what even are they? Why?

 

[McDonald19]

What happened to Ryan Donato? He was so good in the Olympics and his first few games with Boston. Now his trade value is 3rd round pick?

I’m not sure Bill Guerin has any idea what he is doing.

 

[Terry Yake]

dubnyk to the sharks

not something i was expecting

 

[dracom]

dubnyk to the sharks

not something i was expecting

I dont get the point unless they plan on moving Jones, but there’s no way anyone would take Jones right?

 

[Paul4587]

I dont get the point unless they plan on moving Jones, but there’s no way anyone would take Jones right?

Not a chance. Dumb move by Wilson picking up a washed up goalie when the goalie market is so good this offseason.